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SAN FRANCISCO - Mike Singletary ended his head coaching debut by apologizing to 49ers fans above the locker room tunnel.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Shaun Hill was promoted to the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback Monday night, replacing turnover-prone J.T. O’Sullivan in the first big personnel move of coach Mike Singletary’s tenure.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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If one of the central ideas of the Mike Singletary approach to football is to “hit people in the mouth,” somehow Seattle fullback Leonard Weaver’s mouth escaped the 49ers’ wrath. The blocking back entered Sunday’s game with six catches this year. He had… […]

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*Tyrone Willingham has been forced to resign as head coach of the Washington Huskies football team at the end of the season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Shaun Hill was promoted to the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback Monday night, replacing turnover-prone J.T. O’Sullivan in the first big personnel move of coach Mike Singletary’s tenure. Hill won the first two starts of his career late last season after spending his first five NFL campaigns as a seldom-used backup or third-stringer. He lost […]

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Mike Singletary didn’t have to make a good first impression. His entire professional life has been a good first impression. He made one anyway.In his first game as head coach of the 49ers, Singletary banished tight end Vernon Davis to the bench for committing a brainless personal foul penalty.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Mike Singletary’s first major coaching move after becoming San Francisco 49ers interim head coach was the benching of quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Do not expect the San Francisco 49ers to be looking to hire US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the National Football League club’s team president.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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In accelerated football years, it was the equivalent of a time when dinosaurs trod heavily upon the Earth. In one glorious stretch from 1988-90, the 49ers established an NFL record by winning 18 straight games on the road. It was so long ago Mike Singletary… […]

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More than 10 years passed between Mike Singletary’s last tackle as a player and his first day as an NFL assistant coach.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA - Nobody has to tell 49ers offensive line coach Chris Foerster how crazy life can be in the NFL. He already had experienced wild weeks like this one, when the team replaced head coach Mike Nolan with Mike Singletary.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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We’ve got more American football content than usual ahead of Sunday’s game between the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints at Wembley, so I’ve trimmed this week’s NFL preview to five quick thoughts. On Sunday we’ll have both a match report and a blog from Wembley, while tomorrow Mike Adamson […]

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The 49ers are set to break out their throwback unis Sunday against Seattle. I’ve made no secret of my admiration for these threads.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mike Singletary thinks the San Francisco 49ers could still salvage their season with the proper motivation.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Dropping the ball: Jed York and 49ers upper management could have handled the firing of Mike Nolan a lot more professionally. Paul Sakuma/AP SAN FRANCISCO – It was an interesting turn of events this past Monday and Tuesday involving the 49ers.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Mike Singletary era begins today on a foundation about as stable as quicksand. Blogs: Hot Read | Fan blog Forum | More 49ers Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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More than 10 years passed between Mike Singletary’s last tackle as a player and his first day as an NFL assistant coach. Blogs: Hot Read | Fan blog Forum | More 49ers Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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RENTON, Wash. — Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren is trying to quash any thoughts he will become the new leader of the San Francisco 49ers next season. Holmgren said Wednesday his plan is still to take a sabbatical from football in 2009. The native of San Francisco, former high school coach in the city and former […]

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Well, that sucked . Now we’ve got all these rumors swirling that Head Coach Nolan II will be fired after this latest underwhelming showing. American Football Spectacular’s New York American Football Giants correspondent Joon Lee has some ve rrry specific opinions about Nolan […]

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There are times, believe it or not, when Dan Bunz can go a few days without someone bringing up the 49ers’ goal-line stand in Super Bowl XVI. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Hall of Fame defender Mike Singletary has been named coach of the San Francisco 49ers after the struggling National Football League team fired Mike Nolan following a dismal 2-5 start.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Pete Carroll to the 49ers? Seriously. Pete Carroll? The rumor mill began its obligatory turns Monday after Mike Nolan’s firing.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 10:38 a.m. SANTA CLARA, CA (AP) — Mike Singletary thinks the San Francisco 49ers could still salvage their season with the proper motivation.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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RENTON, Wash. - Seattle coach Mike Holmgren is trying to quash any thoughts he will become the new leader of the San Francisco 49ers next season. Holmgren said yesterday his plan still is to take a sabbatical from football in 2009. The native of San Francisco, former high school coach in the city and former […]

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Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren is trying to quash any thoughts he will become the new leader of the San Francisco 49ers next season. Holmgren said Wednesday his plan is still to take a sabbatical from football in 2009. The native of San Francisco, former high school coach in the city and former 49ers assistant called […]

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Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren is trying to quash any thoughts he will become the new leader of the San Francisco 49ers next season. Holmgren said Wednesday his plan is still to take a sabbatical from football in 2009.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Milpitas High School senior football player Steven Fanua was named the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week last week.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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